‘Then and Now’: Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue

By San Francisco Richmond ReView on March 5, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Above: This 1918 photograph shows San Francisco Municipal Railway’s first five motor coaches lined up at the Geary Car House on Geary Boulevard between Masonic and Presidio avenues. Photo courtesy of a private collector/Western Neighborhoods Project/OpenSFHistory.

Below: This photo, taken on Feb. 20, 2026, shows that what were once passageways for Muni’s vehicles are now sealed and used as offices in its headquarters. A big lot behind the building is used to park the buses that have returned from their runs. Photo by Michael Durand.

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